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Priscianus Caesariensis (fl. AD 500), commonly known as Priscian (/ ˈ p r ɪ ʃ ən / or / ˈ p r ɪ ʃ i ən /), was a Latin grammarian and the author of the Institutes of Grammar, which was the standard textbook for the study of Latin during the Middle Ages.
Priscian (flourished c. 500 ce, Caesarea, Mauretania [now Cherchell, Algeria]) was the best known of all the Latin grammarians, author of the Institutiones grammaticae, which had a profound influence on the teaching of Latin and indeed of grammar generally in Europe.
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May 17, 2018 · Priscian was a Byzantine grammarian who wrote a Latin grammar textbook and a poem on Roman weights and measures. His works are valuable for historical and linguistic purposes, and influenced medieval grammarians.
Priscian was a Latin grammarian who wrote the influential Ars grammatica in Constantinople. He also composed smaller works on figures, meters, morphology, and poetry.
The writings of Donatus and Priscian were among the most popular and well-known works of the grammatical curriculum, and were the subject of numerous commentaries throughout the medieval period.
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Donatus and Priscian are the best known writers and the most important authorities in the preservation and the transmission of classical learning, and particularly of the study and teaching of Latin from the classical period through the Middle Ages into
